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Listen to your body.  Feel it.  How do you decompress?

5/20/2019

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People reduce stress in different ways. Some go for a run, some meditate or do yoga, others read or knit or maybe pour themself a drink (not the best habit to get in to to reduce stress by the way). Have you ever noticed how a child calms down after swinging? We adults need to listen to our bodies the way babies naturally do and find ways to quiet down our systems.
Yesterday when I got home after a long day at work I went for a walk around my neighborhood and took in what had popped out during our THREE weeks of rain. Nature’s beauty! It wasn't a wet, muddy road - it was brilliant colorful flowers, budding conifers, textures of branches and suspended raindrops that had been left for us by nature! Some people find their phones are a distraction, I find the camera on my phone allows me to be present and notice the tiny details of what surrounds me.  It slows me down. I notice colors, textures, the awe of God’s creativity. When I got home 30 minutes later I felt like I had the afternoon off.  Find ways that YOUR body responds to, to slow down and reset. Constant elevated cortisol (stress hormone) levels are not good for your health.  #destress #photography #nature_perfection #coachingwholehealth #floraandfauna #springtime #raindrops
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If not 'just' Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance

5/18/2019

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I hear over and over from people “I’m just pre-diabetic”. This is serious folks! If you do not turn around your way of eating and make lifestyle changes you will most likely be diabetic in five years...and diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease and strokes.  Alzheimers is now called Type III Diabetes.  

Move intentionally
every day like walking at a brisk pace for 30 minutes. It can be two 15 minute walks.  Movement is one of the best preventers.  

Try to remove stress or at least decrease it.  Stress kicks off your sympathetic nervous system, causing cortisol to raise in your system and cortisol raises your blood sugar. Try practicing deep breathing when you are feeling stressed - four second inhale, six second exhale.  Focus on your breath in your nose or your chest and belly inflating and deflating in waves, repeat 6 times. That's one minute of focused breath.  Everyone has ONE minute.  When you come home from work or school, take five minutes to yourself and simply lay on your back with your legs up the wall for 5 minutes of downtime.  If you have young children teach them to join you and you all line up with legs up the wall and your eyes closed.  Amazing!  

Switch out processed foods (the enemy) for whole food the way nature provides them.   Add a fruit (berries are wonderful!) and veggie to every meal. At least 75% of your plate should be plants at every meal.  Look at your plate like a pie with four sections.  Two should be filled with 1c green veggies (zucchini, broccoli, beans, asparagus, kale, baby greens, cucumber), one section with 1/2c grain or potato, one section with 1/2c. protein or 3-4oz. of your choice like legumes, lentils, lean grass-fed meats, wild fish, 2 eggs - whatever your preference. Then add a 1/2c bowl of fresh fruit.

In order to prevent Type II diabetes increase movement, reduce stress and eat whole food from natures 
farm-acy.  These simple changes can lower your blood sugar and improve your health outcome dramatically.  For more science behind the diagnosis.  
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Know more.  Do better.

5/17/2019

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The other night my husband and I had the pleasure of baby sitting our great nephew. It was his parent's first date night:). Oh, I remember those days!   We pulled out our old baby stroller from the attic that hadn't been used in decades. Cleaned off the frame.  Vacuumed the fabric.  Checked the brake and tightened the harness on him.  We went for a lovely spring walk pointing out the sounds and sights of spring to him.
He is at an age where he is sampling finger foods so when we got home we thought we would give it a try and have dinner.  Between him trying to get a banana in his mouth - as fast as possible,  and some of our steamed veggies  into his mouth - as fast as possible; and then me helping him wash it down with a sippy cup of water (quite possibly his first sippy cup as he is breast-fed and it leaked out down his front) well, he was COVERED with food!  In his hair, his nose, the creases of his neck and up his arms!  So in the tub he went.  How is it possible that you forget how slippery these little guys are in a bathtub in just 20 years!

When we babysit our great nieces and nephews we make sure they are safe in every way and that includes bath time. This little guy became Beautycounter clean with the brand that counters the industry, and puts in only ingredients that test safe and are effective. No stinging eyes, no rash, no fragrances, no added chemicals to get in his bloodstream and possibly cause serious illnesses - simple and clean skincare.  There was no way I would use anything  on this precious boy that I knew had toxic ingredients in it.  My motto I've adopted in life:  Know more.  Do better.  And boy did he love his soothing oil massage afterwards!  
#betterbeauty 
#beautycounter
#babygentlealloverwash 
#babysoothingoil 
#babydailyprotectivebalm
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    Diane Herth

    Educator, coach, Yin Yoga instructor and advocate for healthy, toxin-free  living.  Organic gardener, whole-food cook. Service-minded Rotarian. Photographer. Storyteller.

    Coaching clients to become attuned to their bodies and create a lifestyle that fuels longevity with wellness, energy, joy and confidence. 

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